Reading habits of Czech and Brazilian university students with and without dyslexia

Ptáčková, Monika; Martins, Bruce; Lukasova, Katerina

doi:10.1590/1982-0216/20222446022

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES • Rev. CEFAC 24 (4) • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20222446022 linkcopy

Reading habits of Czech and Brazilian university students with and without dyslexia

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Purpose: to compare, with Adult Reading History Questionnaire results, the reading habits of adults with and without dyslexia of different cultures and languages.

Methods: the research comprised 119 university students (60 Czechs and 59 Brazilians, half of them with dyslexia) assessed by responding to the self-report reading history questionnaire and taking a reading level test. ARHQ scores were compared between the groups and countries with the analysis of variance (ANOVA), and their correlation was assessed with the Spearman’s test, both with the significance level set at p < 0.05.

Results: adults with dyslexia had lower reading habit scores and reading level scores than typical readers in both languages. Reading habits were positively correlated with reading levels in both languages. Regardless of the group, Brazilians had lower reading habit scores than Czechs.

Conclusion: the results suggest that self-assessing reading habits is an effective way to screen for reading disorders. However, cultural and school factors must be considered.

Keywords:
Reading; Dyslexia; Adult; Self-Testing

Number	Question
1	How would you compare your current reading speed to that of others of the same age and education?
2	How much reading do you do in conjunction with your work (if retired or not working, how much did you read when you were working?)
3	How much difficulty did you have learning to spell in elementary school?
4	How would you compare your current spelling to that of others of the same age and education?
5	Did your parents ever consider having you repeat any grades in school due to academic failure (not illness)?
6	Do you ever have difficulty remembering people’s names or names of places?
7	Do you have difficulty remembering addresses, phone numbers, or dates?
8	Do you have difficulty remembering complex verbal instructions?
9	Do you currently reverse the order of letters or numbers when you read or write?
10	How many books do you read for pleasure each year?
11	How many magazines do you read for pleasure each month?
12	Do you read daily (Monday-Friday) newspapers?
13	Do you read a newspaper on Sunday?
14	Which of the following most nearly describes your attitude toward school when you were a child
15	How much difficulty did you have learning to read in elementary school?
16	How much extra help did you need when learning to read in elementary school?
17	Did you ever reverse the order of letters or numbers when you were a child?
18	Did you have difficulty learning letter and/or color names when you were a child?
19	How would you compare your reading skill to that of others in your elementary classes?
20	All students struggle from time to time in school. Compared to others in your classes, how much did you struggle to complete your work?
21	Did you experience difficulty in high school or college English classes?
22	What is your current attitude toward reading?
23	How much reading do you do for pleasure?

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[TFN1] *The order of the questions is the same as that of the ARHQ Czech version